.\" authorization. *
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-.\" $Id: curs_initscr.3x,v 1.54 2023/11/11 23:20:20 tom Exp $
-.TH curs_initscr 3X 2023-11-11 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls"
+.\" $Id: curs_initscr.3x,v 1.56 2023/12/03 00:09:54 tom Exp $
+.TH curs_initscr 3X 2023-12-02 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls"
.ie \n(.g \{\
.ds `` \(lq
.ds '' \(rq
\fBdef_prog_mode\fP(3X).
SVr4 curses uses the descriptor in \fBSCREEN\fP.
.SS Unset TERM Variable
-If the TERM variable is missing or empty, \fBinitscr\fP uses the
+If the \fITERM\fP variable is missing or empty, \fBinitscr\fP uses the
value \*(``unknown\*('',
which normally corresponds to a terminal entry with the \fIgeneric\fP
(\fIgn\fP) capability.
Generic entries are detected by \fBsetupterm\fP(3X)
and cannot be used for full-screen operation.
-Other implementations may handle a missing/empty TERM variable differently.
+Other implementations may handle a missing/empty \fITERM\fP variable differently.
.SS Signal Handlers
Quoting from X/Open Curses Issue 7, section 3.1.1:
.RS 5